Celtic Connections Music Festival 2011
The line-up for the 2011 Glasgow Celtic Connections festival was announced this morning.
It runs from the 13 - 30 January at a variety of venues around Glasgow city centre.
The Scotland's Music team have written about some of the performers on their blog. As usual they will be creating a Celtic Connections site with videos and photographs from the event. You can still visit last year's site.
Many of the artists performing are regulars on Travelling Folk, Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering, Another Country with Ricky Ross and the Iain Anderson Show. Iain will be hosting a serious of talks at the Festival too.
For full details of who will be performing check out the Celtic Connections website, there's folk, country, gospel and world music to choose from. Personally I am more than a little excited to see that Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives are playing at The Arches. I've seen thousands of bands live, but none have come close to the experience of seeing Marty and his band.
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives performing during the Americana Music Awards 2006 in Nashville.
So that's my recommendation, but if you have any suggestions please post below. There's so much to choose from and I'm sure other readers would appreciate it.
Comment number 1.
At 15:23 19th Oct 2010, norriemaclean wrote:So far I'm going to:
Justin Currie
The Dylan 70th tribute with Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire as the House Band
Teddy Thompson
Love and Money
Crooked Still
and on your recommendation Marty Stuart.
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Comment number 2.
At 16:36 19th Oct 2010, Karen Miller wrote:I guarantee you'll leave the Marty Stuart gig with a huge grin on your face Norrie! If not, you know where to find me...
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Comment number 3.
At 17:15 19th Oct 2010, norriemaclean wrote:Sold!
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Comment number 4.
At 00:33 20th Oct 2010, Pedlar18 wrote:I live too far away for Mon-Thu events, so, having never made it to Transatlantic Sessions before I'm going to the Fri night event. Every recording I've ever seen has made it a must for me. Also plan on the Waterboys on the 30th.
As a Border dweller I think the Borders Night will be magic - every one of the performers taking part are class acts.
Ditto for anything with Lau or the Burns Unit.
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At 11:35 20th Oct 2010, Karen Miller wrote:Transatlantic Sessions is wonderful, I've been for the last few years and the musicianship and collaborations as well as the rapore between the artists is amazing.
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Comment number 6.
At 00:05 12th Jan 2011, john-c-elliott wrote:Are people outside England aware that one of the best radio programmes on the BBC has been axed by Radio Derby with just 3 weeks notice and no consultation with listeners or anybody? And that after running for over 20 years!
The programme used to be a great source of information and a broad selection of music, including specials from Celtic Connections.
If you care to take the link to the Save Folkwaves Facebook site, you will find that it isn't only the East Midlands who have lost a speciality music programme. Your area may be next!
The link is:
https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=173039876049804&topic=381&post=3247#!/pages/Save-Folkwaves-on-BBC-Radio-Derby/173039876049804
Regards,
John Elliott
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Comment number 7.
At 10:48 12th Jan 2011, Mansfield Blade wrote:The one that I would recommend is the Horslips concert at the Old Fruitmarket on the 18th. It is the first time in 30 years that the band has played on the mainland, and looking on YouTube at clips of their recent gigs in Ireland they sound better than ever.
I would also like to echo John Elliott's comments about the demise of Folkwaves, it was a great show, which will be missed.
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Comment number 8.
At 10:31 18th Jan 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Festival is off to a cracking start....
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Comment number 9.
At 13:57 19th Jan 2011, Karen Miller wrote:Agreed!
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